BANGLADESH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DAMMAM
Worksheet: 5 2nd Term 2024-25 WEEK
PHYSICS Khizar Yousaf /
Subject Class VIII Subject Teacher
Zeeshan Raza
ID # Sec Student’s Name
Date of given
Remarks Solution
Section A
1. An engineer wants to fix a steel washer on to a steel rod. The rod is just too big
to fit into the hole of the washer.
How can the engineer fit the washer on to the rod?
A. Cool the washer and then place it over the rod.
B. Cool the washer and rod to the same temperature and then push them
together.
C. Heat the rod and then place it in the hole in the washer.
D. Heat the washer and then place it over the rod.
2. The diagram shows electricity cables being put up on a warm day. The cables
are left loose between the poles, as shown in the diagram.
Why are the cables left loose?
A. They will contract on cold days.
B. They will contract on very warm days.
C. They will expand on cold days.
D. They will expand on very warm days.
3. A circular metal disc is heated.
Which quantity decreases?
A. its density
B. its diameter
C. its thickness
D. its volume
4. A telephone engineer connects a wire between two poles when the weather is
very cold.
He makes the wire very loose. The wire passes over a road.
The weather changes and it becomes very hot.
What could happen to the wire and why?
5. A wooden wheel can be strengthened by putting a tight circle of iron around it.
Which action would make it easier to fit the circle over the wood?
A. cooling the iron circle
B. heating the iron circle
C. heating the wooden wheel and cooling the iron circle
D. heating the wooden wheel but not heating or cooling the iron circle
Section B
1. (a) Explain, in terms of molecules, how thermal expansion takes place in a solid
and in a gas.
Solid:
“When a solid is heated, its atoms vibrate faster about their fixed
points.”
Solids Expand slightly (Due to the strong bond holding the
molecules together). The relative increase in the size of solids
when heated is therefore small.
Gas:
Particles in gases move more quickly when heated. Expand
significantly (Due to there being no bonds holding the molecules
together) [4]
(b) Complete Table 1.1 to show the relative expansion of equal volumes of
liquids, gases, and solids.
Choose words from
much less, slightly less, slightly more and much more.
[2]
Table 5.1
(c) Alcohol is often used in thermometers.
State one property of alcohol that makes it suitable for use in thermometers.
It expands more as compared to liquid Mercury [1]
[Total: 7]
2. (a) State what is meant by the specific heat capacity of a substance.
Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a
substance by 1°C or 1 K. [2]
(b) A student carries out an experiment to find the specific heat capacity of
aluminium. He uses an electric heater and a thermometer, inserted into
separate holes in an aluminium block.
The following data are obtained. 𝐸 =𝑃×𝑡
mass of aluminium block = 2.0 kg 𝐸 = 420 × 95 = 39,900𝐽
power of heating element = 420 W
time of heating = 95 s
initial temperature of block = 19.5 °C
final temperature of block = 40.5 °C
Calculate the value of the specific heat capacity of aluminium given by this
experiment.
𝐸 39900 𝐽
𝑐= = = 950 ⁄𝑘𝑔℃
𝑚∆𝜃 2×(40.5−19.5)
𝐽
specific heat capacity = 950 ⁄𝑘𝑔℃ [4]
(c) In the experiment in (b), no attempt is made to prevent loss of thermal
energy from the surfaces of the block.
Suggest two actions the student could take to reduce the loss of thermal energy
from the surfaces of the block.
1. By using lagging / insulation (around block)
2. wrap the block in shiny material [2]
[Total: 8]
3. a) State the expansion of solid liquid and gases with respect to the bond
between their molecules.
Solid
Solids expand slightly
(Due to the strong bond holding the molecules together)
Liquid
Liquids expand more than solids
(Due to the weaker bonds between the molecules)
Gases
Gases expand significantly
(Due to there being no bonds holding the molecules together) [3]
b) In 5.0 s, 0.019 kg of water flows through the tubes. The temperature of the water
increases from 20 °C to 72 °C. The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J /
(kg °C).
Calculate the thermal energy gained by the water in 5.0 s.
𝐸 = 𝑚𝑐∆𝜃 = 0.019 × 4200 × (72° − 20°) = 4149.6𝐽
thermal energy = 4149.6J [3]
[Total = 6]